Matthews family
Prominent family of professional American football players
Matthews family
The Matthews family is a prominent family in American football. One of only a few third-generation families to play in the National Football League (NFL), it is often called the "NFL's First Family". Its seven members who have played in the NFL have a combined 25 Pro Bowl invitations, 11 first-team All-Pro selections, and three Super Bowl appearances. The family’s patriarch, H. L. Matthews, played minor league baseball and coached several college sports. His son Clay, though, established the family’s legacy in the NFL, playing four seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s. Clay’s two sons, Bruce and Clay Jr., both played college football for the USC Trojans, and both were drafted in the first round of their respective drafts (1978 and 1983). Both enjoyed long, successful careers in the NFL, with Bruce being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Clay Jr. and Bruce both had multiple children play in the NFL, including Clay Matthews III and Jake Matthews.
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